Draft-rigging carrier for car-sills.



Nm 776,201.A

K PATENTED Nov. 29

o. s. PULLIAM. DRAFT RIGGING CARRIER POR CAR SILLS.

. APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 14, 1904.

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'Nm 776,201. PATENTED NOV. 29, 1904.

. S. PULLIAM.

vDRAFT RGGING CARRER FOR GAR SILLS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.14, 1904.

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i of one endof thesill to which the draft-rig-'-' other construction. As illustrated most clearly "bottom chords are .vertical end webs'.y

the ends of the sill 1 are of invertedU shape Y itwill be sucient and may be considered to T0 fallu/hom, t may concern:

Mii-iin Sfr-*Ares Patented November 29, 1904.

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OSWALD S. PULLIAM, OF ST. LOUIS,

MONVVEALTH STEEL COMPANY, OF

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QRFT-'HGCMNG CARRIER FOR GAReSlLLS.

SPECIFICATON forming part of LettersPatent No. '776.201, dated November 29, 1904.

Application led March 14, 1904.

Beit known that I, OsWALD S. PULLIAM, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Draft-Rigging Carriers for Oar-Sills, of which 'the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,- forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to aconstruction 'by' which a cast-motel car-sill is furnished with means for supporting; and carrying the drawbar'sn'd dreftrigging of the csr in which said sill is situated, thereby making the sill and riggingarrier s unit.'

Theinvention consists in tentures of noveity hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a top or plan view of one end of the cer-sill with my improvement applied thereto.y Fig. il is a. side elevation of the perte 'shown in Fig. I. Fig. Hi is a longitu l dinal section teken on line III III, Fig. Fig. 1V isa perspective view of the draftrigging carrier. Fig. V is a perspective View ging carrier is applied. Fig. VI is a front elevation of the draft-rigging carrier end a portion of 'the end sill of the car associated therewith. Fig. VH is e cross-section taken on line VII VH, Fig. il. 1 designatesv s cast-metal sill of a railwaycar. This sill is preferably the csr center sill end may bein the main of the form illustrated in Letters Patentof the United States; issued to me June 30, 1903, No. 732,442 or of any in Eig. V, the sill has a top chord 2, s. bottom chord, and an intervening uert'icsl web 4.` At each end of the sill between the top and The dreftf-rigging'carriers that4 are fitted to in cross-section and oi box form, as seen most clearly in Fig. 1V. Only one of the draftrigging carriers is shown; and s description of apply equally to the carrier 'at the' opposite sans no. 198,094.. on man.) Y

carrier sides, so that a space 10 is present be;

neath the side Wall. At the forward end of the carrier are extensions 11., and projecting' laterally from these extensions and the sides 7 are ears 12, provided with bolt-holes 13.

The draft-rigging' carrier is connected to the end of the sill 1 in the following manner: 14 is s top tie-plate that is positioned on the top chord ofthe sill and the top 6 of the draftrigging carrier and secured to both ofsaid members by. a suitable number of rivets 15, passed through the sill-chord and carrier-top, as seen in Figs. I, H, III, and VII. ,'16 represents side tiefplatesV that are fitted to the siil end webs 5 and the sides of the draft-rigging' carrier at the junction of these members so as to overlspv the joint between them, these lest-named tie-plates being secured tothe members to which they are applied by rivets 17. It will be seen that by 'this construction the draft-rigging carrier is securely fastened to the end of the sill to be supported thereby. The draft-rigging occupies a position vvitnin 'the carrier, es indicated by dotted lines in Figs-I, 1i, and IH, and may be of any common type. ThedraW-ber of the draft-rigging is supported by a carrying-iron 18, that is bolted to the ears 120i the draft-rigging csrrier. 19 is a car end sill, preferably of chsnnel shape in cross-section and resting on the extensions 1l of the draft-'rigging carrier. This end sill is out ont, as shown at 20, to receive the draft-rigging draw-bar.

I claim as my invention-,-V

1. lThe combination with a cast-metil, csr

sill, of means for supporting draft-rigging carriers, substantially as set forth.

2. Thecornbinstion of coast-metal cnr-sill, metal-draft-rigging carriers, and means for connecting said carrier to saidf sill, substantially as set forth.

8.` The combination with e cast-roetal cs'"m sill, of a. draft-rigging carrier, and tie-plates connecting said carrier to said sill, substanl 6. The combination with a car-sill, having tially as set forth. l Webs atan end thereof, of a box-shaped draft- 4."l`he 'combination with a car-sill, of a rigging carrier fitted to the and of said sill, draft-rigging carrier'of box shape fitted to a top tie-plate uniting' the upper portions of I5 5 tbe end of said sill.4 and tie-plates uniting vsaid sill and carrier, and side tie-plates unitsaid carrier and sill, substantially as set forth.' ing said end Webs and the sides of. said car- 5. The oombination-Witha car-silLof :inboxrier, Substantially as setforth.

shaped draft-rigging carrier secured to said OSWALD S. PULLAM. sill,-and'einforcing-anges projecting from In presence of- 10V-the sides of said carrier, substantially as set E. S. KNIGHT,

forth. NELLIE V. ALEXANDER. 

